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India's Indore transformed a toxic mountain of 1.3 million tonnes of waste into valuable reclaimed land worth $48 million in just six months. What looked impossible became a model for smart governance when one leader stopped outsourcing and started solving.
Colombia's capital is reversing urban inequality by bringing its first clean air zones to the communities hit hardest by toxic air. The result: healthier kids, greener streets, and a blueprint other cities want to copy.
Public art is transforming everyday spaces into surprise galleries where benches become sculptures and walls become masterpieces. From Banksy's anonymous interventions to massive installations in Doha, art is meeting people where they live.
Colombia's second-largest city has transformed from a place once defined by conflict into a global model for sustainable tourism, welcoming a record 1.2 million international visitors last year. The turnaround came through decades of smart urban planning that connected isolated neighborhoods and built a culture of community-led hospitality.
From toxic landfills to football fields and car-choked roads to walkable neighborhoods, five Indian communities proved that local problems don't need national solutions. Armed with brooms, bamboo, and better planning, ordinary people are rebuilding their streets one project at a time.
Orizaba, once dismissed as an industrial town, has become one of Mexico's most celebrated destinations after earning recognition as the country's cleanest city. The mountain city's cultural renaissance proves that environmental pride can fuel economic renewal. #